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- 'f' BEST AVAILABLE COPA i No. 749,563. PATENTED JAN. l2, 1904.

J. JOHNSON L E. HITZ.

HYDRANT SYSTEM POR COUNTRY HOUSES.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 20, 1903.

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HYDRANT SYSTEM POR COUNTRY HOUSES.

APPLICATION FILED OGT.20, 1903.

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BEST AVAILABLE COF UNiTnD i STATES Patented January 12, 1904.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,563, dated January 12, 1904.

pplication filed October 20, 1903. Serial No. 177,828. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

. Beit known that We, JOHN JOHNSON and EMIL HITZ, citizens ofthe United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, Ihave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrant Systems i: Country Houses, of which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, and exact description, reforence being had to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part hereof.

Our invention relates to improvements in hydrant systems for country houses; and it consists of the novel cnnstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter shown, described, and claimed.

The object of our invention is to provide an improved apparatus of the class above mentioned and which shall be especially efficient in delivering Water fron Wells or other reser voirs located at considerable distance from the house.

A further object is te provide an improved system of controlling-faucets 'whereby Water may be delivered upon the different floors of a building Without interfering with the delivery of Water upon any floor.

In the drawings, Fign re 1 is a sectional elevation of an apparatus embodying our invention. proved air and Water controlling faucet. Fior. 3 is a sectional plan view of same, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

1 indicates the Well, cistern, or other' water supply, in the present instance located below the surface of the ground and provided with a cover 2, having a Venteopening 3.

Located upon the bottom of the Well 1 and secured in position .in any suitable manner is l an air-tight tank 4, with the upper end o f Which an air-pipe 5 communicatesand with the lower portion of which a water-delivery pipe 6 communicates. A commoncheck-valve i 7 is also located at the 'lower end of the said tank li.

8 indicates the casing of Our combined ai'a and Water faucet, which in the presentinstance is provided withataperod |`lcre harnr` i opposite water-portz-J` 9, which connnunicat; with the interior Off the Water-pipe 6 dui ing the act of drawing wa ter.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of our iin- Mounted Within the tapered. bore of the casing Sis a plug 10, having the usual handle 11 at its upper end and secured within the casing by lmeans of the usual nut 19. and wasuer 13. Formed in said plug a water-port lei, which registers With the ports 9 in the casing when it is desired to draw water from the faucet. The faucet is provided with the usual spout 15. l`he water-port 14 is located a little to one side of the center of the plug l0, and formed in said plug is an sir-port linuvhich is fiaring at its inner cnil. Said air-port 16 registers at its outer end with the reservoirport 17, formed in said casing 8. Extending from the reservoir-port 17 to an aira'eservoir 18 is the reservoir-pipe 19, which is adapte-d to convey air under pressure from said reservoir to the faucet. Said reservoir 18 maybe of any suitable form of construction and is located in any suitable compartment of the house, preferably in an out-of-the-\vay place under the sink 20, as shown. Air is oompressed within said reservoir by means of any common air-pump, such as 21. The. air-pump maarV be run by hand or other power. Formed in thercasing opposite the flaring inner end of the plugged air-port 16 are the two ports 22 and 23, the latter of which we term the exhaust-port, while said port 22 is what we call the tank-port. The exhaust-port Opens into the atmosphere; but the tank-port is connected with the tank 4 by means of the airpipe 5.

The operation is as follows: rlhe reservoir 18 should first he supplied with air under suitable pressure, depending upon the height to which the Water is to be forced from the Well. The tank 4 in the Well normally stands full of \\'ater, the saine having entered by way of the check-valve 7, which opens inn-'a-rdly in the usual manner. Vhcn it is desired to draw water from the faucet, the handle 1i is placed in position in.; which it is shown, thereby placing the ieser port 17 in communication with the air-port 16, and air from the resorr ilcws througli .the reservoir-pipe 19 to the n ,i r-po1t17 and thence to tine. air-port 16 1 ",iuce to the tankport 22 and thence .-y of the air-pipe 5 to the Well-tank e. .air from the pipe 5 entering said tank lOO forces the water downwardly therein and out through the water-pipe 6, and the water passes upwardly through said pipe to the casing 8 and thence passes through the ports 9 and water-port 14 and makes its exit through the faucet-spout 15. When it is desired to cut oif the flow of water from the faucet, the handle 11 is turned at a right angle, and this will locate the water-port 14' at a right angle to the ports 9, and thereby cut off the flow of water. Such movement will also locate the Haring end of the air-port 16 in such position that it will cover both the tank-port 22 and the exhaustport 23, and thereby place said tank-port in communication with said exhaust-port, and air from the reservoir will thereupon be exhausted by passing from said reservoir through the air-pipe 5. The Well-tank et will then be again filled with water, and the air therein will be forced out by the pressure of water above said tank. The last-named movement of the handle 11 Will also cut off the supply of air from the air-reservoir 18.

Ve do not limit ourselves to the exact construction herein described, as it is obvious that the same may be modified within the skill possessed by ordinary workmen Without departing from the scope of our invention.

What we claim is- 1. The improved hydrant system for country houses, comprisinga submerged tank having waterginlet and extonnections at its lower end and an air;in let at its upper portion, a combined air and water faucet located ina distant apartment and having a water-controlling handle, a water-pipe extending from said faucet to the water-exit of said tank, an air-controlling device operated by the same faucethandle which controls the iiow of water from said tank, a compresseklirlslllfal, a pipe connecting sai reservoir to said faucet, and

a pipeconnecting said faucet to the top of the submerged tank, substantially as described.

2. The improved hydrant system for country houses, comprising a submerged tank having Water inlet and exit connections at its lower end and an air-inlet at its upper portion, a combined air and water faucet located in a. distant apartment and having a water-controlling handle, a water-pipe extending from said faucet to the water-exit of said tank, an air-controlling device operated by the same faucethandle which controls the iiow of water from said tank, a compressed-air reservoir, a pipe connecting said reservoir to said faucet, a pipe connecting said faucet to the top of the submerged tank, and an exhaust-port in said faucet adapted to be thrown into communication with said air-pipe by the movement of said handle, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN JOHNSON. EMlL HITZ. Witnesses:

M. G. IRIoN, JOHN C. HIGDON. 

